BEHRINGER ULTRAPATCH PRO PX3000 Patchbay

Stop reaching behind the rack.

A new idea arrives, and you pull the desk from the wall to find the right cable. Wire your equipment once to the rear jacks instead. After that, short patch cables on the front panel do the rerouting.

A switch on top of every channel

Each of the 24 channels has its own switch on top of the unit. NORMAL links the two rear jacks until you plug into the front. HALF NORMAL lets you take a signal from jack A without breaking the path. Fill both front jacks and you have an input break for an effect. THRU suits sources that only have outputs.

The everyday route, already made

Wire a mixer's subgroup outputs through NORMAL channels to a computer audio card. Return the card's outputs to the mixer's 2-track inputs. Now you record and play back without a single patch cable.

Order you can read at a glance

Upper jacks are always outputs, lower jacks inputs. Two rows of 24 balanced ¼" jacks fill the 1 HU 19" front rack panel, mirrored on the rear. Unbalanced cables work too. Keep microphone and digital signals off it, as the manual advises.

Features

• 48-point balanced patchbay: 24 channels on fully balanced ¼" TRS connectors
• Front and rear jacks: two rows of 24 balanced ¼" jacks on the 1 HU 19" front panel, with the same jacks on the rear
• Three modes per channel: NORMAL, HALF NORMAL or THRU, selected with a switch on top of the unit
• NORMAL mode: interconnects the two rear jacks of a channel; a plug in one of the front jacks interrupts the connection
• HALF NORMAL mode: a plug in front jack A keeps the rear connection, so you can take a signal in parallel without interrupting it
• Input break: plugs in both front jacks connect them separately to the rear jacks, to insert an effect or processor
• THRU mode: connects each rear jack to its front jack, for sound modules or playback devices that only have outputs
• Clear layout: upper jacks are always outputs and lower jacks inputs
• Balanced or unbalanced: works with balanced cables and with unbalanced cables
• Reroute from the front: connect equipment once to the rear jacks, then reconfigure with short patch cables on the front panel
• Record without patching: with subgroups wired through NORMAL channels to a computer, record and play back via the 2-track input without a patch cable
• Metal construction: rugged metal housing built for long life and durability
• Size and weight: 44.5 x 482.6 x 93 mm (H x W x D), approx. 1.8 kg